diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/IndexController.php b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/IndexController.php
index 32e4a17a1..08c17b186 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/IndexController.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/controllers/IndexController.php
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ class IndexController extends Zend_Controller_Action
 
         $this->view->stationUrl = Application_Common_HTTPHelper::getStationUrl();
 
-        $this->view->displayLoginButton = Application_Model_Preference::getRadioPageDisplayLoginButton();
+        $displayRadioPageLoginButtonValue = Application_Model_Preference::getRadioPageDisplayLoginButton();
+        if ($displayRadioPageLoginButtonValue == "") {
+            $displayRadioPageLoginButtonValue = true;
+        }
+        $this->view->displayLoginButton = $displayRadioPageLoginButtonValue;
 
     }
 
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php b/airtime_mvc/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php
index ff3cf4118..94230e667 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/forms/GeneralPreferences.php
@@ -143,9 +143,13 @@ class Application_Form_GeneralPreferences extends Zend_Form_SubForm
             'Errors',
             'Label'
         ));
+        $displayRadioPageLoginButtonValue = Application_Model_Preference::getRadioPageDisplayLoginButton();
+        if ($displayRadioPageLoginButtonValue == "") {
+            $displayRadioPageLoginButtonValue = true;
+        }
         $radioPageLoginButton->addDecorator('Label', array("class" => "enable-tunein"));
         $radioPageLoginButton->setLabel(_("Display login button on your Radio Page?"));
-        $radioPageLoginButton->setValue(Application_Model_Preference::getRadioPageDisplayLoginButton());
+        $radioPageLoginButton->setValue($displayRadioPageLoginButtonValue);
         $this->addElement($radioPageLoginButton);
     }